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 3 on 3 Basketball Rules

  • THE GAME: 3 on 3 Basketball is a half-court game.
  • NUMBER OF PLAYERS: No team may have more than four players on their team roster. Three players shall constitute a team.
  • LENGTH OF GAME: Each game shall last 20 minutes or until a team reaches 16 points, whichever occurs first. If, at the conclusion of 20 minutes of play the game is tied, the next team to score shall win. No specific margin of victory is required.
  • SCORING: All baskets shall be worth one point.
  • CLEARANCE: Following a defensive rebound, the ball must be cleared to a distance equivalent to the top of the key in any direction from the basket. A shot taken and converted without proper clearance shall not count, and the offensive team shall retain possession.
  • INBOUNDING: After a made basket, the defensive team shall obtain possession at the top of the key. All in-bounds must be checked by the defensive team.
  • VIOLATIONS, FOULS, and OUT OF BOUNDS: Players will call their own fouls. All violations and fouls will result in the opposition of the team committing the infraction obtaining/retaining possession of the ball. The opposing team shall inbound the ball at the top of the key. Any ball going out of bounds shall also be inbounded from the top of the key regardless of where it went out of bounds.
  • TIME-OUTS:Each team is allowed one time-out. Each time out shall last no longer than one minute. Time-outs may only be called during a dead ball situation, or after a made basket.

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